The Self-Propelled Island
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The Self-Propelled Island

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
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The Self-Propelled Island

About this book

The Self-Propelled Island is the first unabridged English translation of Jules Verne’s original story featuring a famous French string quartet that is abducted by an American businessman and taken to Standard Island to perform for its millionaire inhabitants. The quartet soon discovers that Standard Island is not an island at all, but an immense, futuristic ship possessing all the features of an idyllic haven.  Equipped with the most opulent amenities, Standard Island travels the Pacific Ocean, traversing the south archipelagos and stopping at many “sister” islands for the pleasure of its well-heeled inhabitants. These inhabitants soon meet with the danger, in its various forms, that is inherent in ocean travel. Meanwhile, the French quartet is witness to the rivalry that exists between the two most powerful families onboard, a rivalry that keeps the future of the island balancing on the edge of a knife.

 

First published in English in 1896, the novel was originally censored in translation. Dozens of pages were cut from the story because English translators felt they were too critical of Americans as well as the British. Here, for the first time, readers have the pleasure of reading The Self-Propelled Island as Verne intended it.

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Information

Publisher
Bison Books
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9780803245822
eBook ISBN
9780803274860
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Science Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction by Volker Dehs
  7. Translator’s Note
  8. Part One
  9. I. The Concerting Quartet
  10. II. The Power of a Cacophonous Sonata
  11. III. A Chatty Mentor
  12. IV. The Concerting Quartet Disconcerted
  13. V. Standard Island and Milliard City
  14. VI. Invitees . . . Inviti
  15. VII. Heading West
  16. VIII. Navigation
  17. IX. The Hawaiian Archipelago
  18. X. Crossing the Line
  19. XI. The Marquesas Islands
  20. XII. Three Weeks in the Tuamotus
  21. XIII. Stopping at Tahiti
  22. XIV. Parties and More Parties
  23. Part Two
  24. I. In the Cook Islands
  25. II. From Island to Island
  26. III. Concert at the Court
  27. IV. British Ultimatum
  28. V. The Taboo at Tonga Tabu
  29. VI. A Collection of Wild Animals
  30. VII. The Hunt
  31. VIII. The Fiji Islands and Their Inhabitants
  32. IX. A Casus Belli
  33. X. Change of Owners
  34. XI. Offense and Defense
  35. XII. Taking the Helm, Starboard or Larboard?
  36. XIII. The Last Word by Pinchinat
  37. XIV. Denouement
  38. About Jules Verne
  39. About Marie-Thérèse Noiset
  40. About Volker Dehs
  41. Series List